2019-09-19 Guide to the Mrs. George Vates Recipe and Domestic Activities Book, 1890s-1910s SPEC.RARE.0285 Finding aid prepared by Beth Crowner Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 September This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-09-19T13:21-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Mrs. George Vates Recipe and Domestic Activities Book SPEC.RARE.0285 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1 0.25 Cubic feet 1890s-1910s Recipes are a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required. They have been written for many centuries for food dishes, as well as cosmetics and medicinal cures, but the compilation of recipes into cookbooks and recipe books became popular in 17th century English homes when England’s literacy rate among women improved. Recipe books from the American New England region usually include cuisine featuring seafood and dairy products due to nearby fishing and dairy farming. The Mrs. George Vates Recipe and Domestic Activities Book is dated 1890s-1910s, and contains handwritten recipes, and clippings of recipes and other practical advice collected by Mrs. George Vates of Terryville, Connecticut. Recipes included are for cakes, pies, sorbets, ice cream, cookies, and other desserts, but also include relishes, salad dressings, soups, and meat dishes, including New England cuisine, such as several seafood and cranberry recipes. Recipe clippings include advice columns from homemakers of the New England area, on domestic topics such as making chicken feed, getting rid of ants, unclogging drains, and other common household and gardening concerns. (1) 2.5" legal document box English Vates, George, Mrs. Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2015.0020: Purchased, 2015 June

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[identification of item], Mrs. George Vates Recipe and Domestic Activities Book, SPEC.RARE.0285, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Historical Note

Recipes are a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required. They have been written for many centuries for food dishes, as well as cosmetics and medicinal cures, but the compilation of recipes into cookbooks and recipe books became popular in 17th century English homes when England’s literacy rate among women improved. Recipe books from the American New England region usually include cuisine featuring seafood and dairy products due to nearby fishing and dairy farming.

Mrs. George Vates was a resident of Terryville, Connecticut, circa 1890-1910.

 Scope and Contents

The Mrs. George Vates Recipe and Domestic Activities Book is dated 1890s-1910s, and contains handwritten recipes, and clippings of recipes and other practical advice collected by Mrs. George Vates of Terryville, Connecticut. Recipes included are for cakes, pies, sorbets, ice cream, cookies, and other desserts, but also include relishes, salad dressings, soups, sausages, and other meat dishes, including New England cuisine, such as several seafood and cranberry recipes. Recipe clippings include advice columns from Mary Smith, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Coffrin, Carrie Buell, and other homemakers from the New England area. Clipping topics include making chicken feed, getting rid of ants, unclogging drains, and other common household and gardening concerns. The clippings were originally stored in the built-in pocket inside the notebook, and are now stored in a separate folder for better usability.

 Vates, George, Mrs. Cooking, American--Connecticut--19th century Cooking, American--Connecticut--20th century Cooking, American--New England style--19th century Cooking, American--New England style--20th century Notebooks Recipes